November 15, 2010

Since it's the Christmas season (don't argue with me about this--just accept it), I have, of course, switched from my usual lotion scent to a more festive peppermint body lotion. This morning, as I rubbed the striking holiday scent into my dry elbows and cracked heels, I said to Troubletron, "mmm! Don't you just love the smell of peppermint!"

And, then, simultaneously, we said:

"Yes, it's such a ________ smell!"

One of us said "warm." One of us said "cool."﻿

Putting aside that it's kind of impossible for a smell to have an inherent temperature, is Peppermint warm or cool? We need you to resolve this.

Totally cool--it's not even close to being warm--but on another note--I once bought peppermint scented lotion from bath and bodyworkds and was so excited to wear it...until Curran asked me if I had put on sports cream and then told me I smelled like a convalescent home...I threw the bottle out after that.